Shadow Lover [Paperback]

Anne Stuart (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (March 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451408691
• ISBN-13: 978-0451408693
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #269,461 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been writing since the dawn of time. A child prodigy, I made my first professional sale to Jack and Jill Magazine at the age of 7, for which I received $25 (admittedly my father worked for the publisher). Since then I've written gothics, regencies, romantic suspense, historical romance, series romance -- anything with sex and violence, love and redemption. I misbehave frequently, but somehow have managed to amass lots of glittering prizes, like NYT, PW and USA Today bestseller status, Lifetime Achievement Award from the Romance Writers of America, and a decent smattering of Romantic times and RITA awards.
I live on a lake in Northern Vermont with my incredibly fabulous husband. My two children have flown the coop, but the three cats do their best to keep us from being lonely.
In my spare time I quilt and play around with wearable art, and the rest of the time I write write write. Apparently women of a certain age get a rush of creativity, and I'm currently enjoying it. Too many stories to write, not enough hours in the day.

Customer Reviews

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37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another sexy suspense from Anne Stuart, December 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadow Lover (Paperback)

Tired of the same old romantic suspense written by once favorite authors that promise much but deliver little? If so, read SHADOW LOVER, cleverly crafted by Anne Stuart who never lets her devoted fans down. Alexander MacDowell, morally bankrupt, degenerate and beautiful, has returned home after eighteen years to reclaim his place in the bosom of his spiteful, sniping family. Or has he come after the sizable fortune he will inherit from his terminally ill mother? Or will he instead claim Carolyn, the MacDowell family's own Cinderella? Would you recognize your first love were he to return to you after almost twenty years? Carolyn believes she would. And this Alex is not the boy who tormented her as an adolescent and who torments her now as a charming and all too sexy man. While falling under his spell once more, she nonetheless tries to unmask him as a fraud. And while she longs for this man to be Alex, she knows he can't be. Because Carolyn saw Alex murdered as she hid behind an abandoned boat the night he was shot to death at the family's beach house. Yet this impostor knows family secrets so private that he must be the resurrected Alex. Could some miracle have spared his life, or is someone in the family plotting with him in order to gain a share of the inheritance? Surprising, sexy and suspenseful, this novel is another in a long line of winners from Anne Stuart. You won't want this great read to end, but you'll be compelled to race through it to discover the truth of Alex's identity. If you enjoy this novel, try Stuart's other more recent novels of the same vein, MOONRISE, NIGHTFALL, or RITUAL SINS. You won't be disappointed.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Im captivated, June 22, 2005

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Jennifer Banker "Avid reader" (Il United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shadow Lover (Paperback)

Wow, Im not even sure how to start. I had one of her books recommended for me from Amazon, so I checked out the books under her name and saw a whole bunch of four and five star books, so I ordered this book as well as another by Anne Stuart and I figured I would read the older book first. I have never read her, so I was not sure what to expect. I knew it was romantic suspense, but Ive read books that are suppose to be romantic suspense but most end up being suspense books with a crappy romance story. Linda Howard is one of my favorite authors from that genere and Ive never found anyone who compares, until now. I dont know if this book is like the rest she has written and I dont care. I was not even really looking foreward to reading the book. Then I picked it up and started to read it. I finished it in one day. I was swept into the story right away and I couldnt stop. It kinda sucks you in, shakes things up, rattles them around, keeps you on the edge to the point where you are so sure you right about everything to then fall flat on your face. You get so into the story, you cant figure out who is wrong, him? her? or you? Quite a whirl wind effect. It was hard to figure out what was happening or why unless she decided to tell you. This is a masterfully weaved mystery. I cant believe all these years and I never knew what I have been missing. I dont want to go into the plot cause everyone else already did, but it was a good one. I was really surprised. Now, I am going to begetting every book that I can find. I highly recommend this book. Make sure you have plenty of time because nothing is going to be able to tear you away and hold your attention until you finish that book.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Once again Anne Stuart comes through!, May 23, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Shadow Lover (Paperback)

Ever since reading Anne Stuart's Ritual Sins, I can't seem to get enough of this author.

Shadow Lover was another Anne Stuart masterpeice. Dark, powerful, with many twists and turns. Eighteen years earlier, Alex MacDowell ran away leaving a distraut mother and Carolyn, the foster child. Now that his mother is on her deathbed, he's back. Is it the real Alex, or an imposter?

Throughout her childhood Carolyn Smith idolized Alex, even though he tormented her. On the night he left, Carolyn followed him to the beach and watched as someone shot him and murdered him. Now another Alex is in the picture and Carolyn has fallen in love with him. Has she fallen in love with an imposter?

Anne Stuart's Shadow Lover is one of those books that grab you from the beginning and you can't put it down until all questions are answered. This is a hands down must read!